Comments on: Light Pollution VS. Dark Skies

By: Administrator

Administrator — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:13:28 +0000

I hear you…. I’m up in Park City, and the skies here have degraded significantly in the last 10 years, as well. The milky way can still be seen when its directly overhead, but is not visible when not as well situated. As for the Uintas, they’re still a great place to go to observe in the warmer months..

By: Dastarnut

Dastarnut — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:05:29 +0000

You know what, I have to completely agree with this anti light stuff. I really want to see the night sky from my front porch, but pretty much everyone in our neighborhood always have their stupid outdoor lights on. I live in Salt Lake City, and am planning this summer to go to the Uinta Mountains, not mainly for Hiking, but also for Star Gazing. This light pollution has become intolerable. In the early 90’s, the Wasatch front had way less lights. I remember looking up at the stars, and now you have to go all the way down to Stansbury Park to see a decent amount of stars, still it’s very hard to make out the milky way. We need to make this message reach out to people before its too late, before areas like Southern Utah, such as Moab, start loosing their night sky too. The city of Quebec took a big leap in reducing light pollution, why can’t the rest of The world do so too. I am fully against the sick orange glow, and I want people in my neighborhood to realize the same thing.

-Dastarnut

By: Administrator

Administrator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:38:06 +0000

Proper outdoor lighting is not about living in the dark… it never has been.
This is the dark sky movement… not the dark ground movement.
Light that shines up into the night sky is completely wasted. Light that shines off one property and onto another is trespassing.
Employing quality full cutoff outdoor lighting puts light on the ground where its needed… and prevents it from shining where its not needed and typically doesn’t belong.
Dark skies are not against properly lighting parking lots at night (during business hours)
A mall should not be completely lit up after hours… as is often the case.
A parking lot that is lit brightly as if open for business at say… 2:00am is a complete and utter waste of resources.
Even proper full cutoff/down light fixtures should be turned off when not needed.

Anthony

By: Logical

Logical — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:51:40 +0000

Though I despise the lights at night outside my window from the private pool nearby, lighted parking lots and empty spaces can potentially mitigate some amount of crime or make it easier to notice and thus less likely to occur.